New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 8:7-13

7Also JeshuaH3091,Baniוּבָנִ֡יu.va.NiH1137,Sherebiahוְשֵׁרֵ֥בְיָ֣ה׀ve.she.Re.ve.YahH8274,Jaminיָמִ֡יןya.MinH3226,Akkubעַקּ֡וּב'a.KuvH6126,Shabbethaiשַׁבְּתַ֣י׀sha.be.TaiH7678,Hodiahהֽוֹדִיָּ֡הho.di.YahH1941,Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֡הma.'a.se.YahH4641,Kelitaקְלִיטָ֣אke.li.Ta'H7042,Azariahעֲזַרְיָה֩'a.zar.YahH5838,Jozabadיוֹזָבָ֨דyo.za.VadH3107,Hananחָנָ֤ןcha.NanH2605,PelaiahH6384,the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,explainedמְבִינִ֥יםme.vi.NimH995the lawלַתּוֹרָ֑הla.to.RahH8451to the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971while the peopleוְהָעָ֖םve.ha.'AmH5971remainedin their placeעָמְדָֽם׃'a.me.DamH5977.

8They readוַֽיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121from the bookבַסֵּ֛פֶרva.Se.ferH5612,from the lawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,translatingמְפֹרָ֑שׁme.fo.RashH6567to giveוְשׂ֣וֹםve.SomH7760the senseשֶׂ֔כֶלSe.khelH7922so that they understoodוַיָּבִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Vi.nuH995the readingבַּמִּקְרָֽא׃ סba.mik.Ra'H4744.

9Then Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֣הne.chem.YahH5166,whoה֣וּאhu'H1931was thegovernorהַתִּרְשָׁ֡תָאha.tir.Sha.ta'H8660,and Ezraוְעֶזְרָ֣אve.'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀ha.ko.HenH3548andscribeH5613,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֩ve.hal.vi.YimH3881who taughtהַמְּבִינִ֨יםha.me.vi.NimH995the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, “Thisהוּא֙hu'H1931dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117is holyקָדֹֽשׁ־ka.dosh-H6918to the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;do not mournתִּֽתְאַבְּל֖וּtit.'a.be.LuH56or weepתִּבְכּ֑וּtiv.KuH1058.”For allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971were weepingבוֹכִים֙vo.KhimH1058when they heardכְּשָׁמְעָ֖םke.sha.me.'AmH8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the lawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

10Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Goלְכוּ֩le.KhuH1980,eatאִכְל֨וּ'ikh.LuH398of the fatמַשְׁמַנִּ֜יםmash.ma.NimH4924,drinkוּשְׁת֣וּu.she.TuH8354of the sweetמַֽמְתַקִּ֗יםmam.ta.KimH4477, andsendוְשִׁלְח֤וּve.shil.ChuH7971portionsמָנוֹת֙ma.nOtH4490to him who has nothingלְאֵ֣יןle.'EinH369preparedנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559;for this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117is holyקָד֥וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918to our LordH136.Do not be grievedתֵּ֣עָצֵ֔בוּte.'a.Tze.vuH6087,for the joyחֶדְוַ֥תched.VatH2304of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is your strengthמָֽעֻזְּכֶֽם׃Ma.'u.ze.KhemH4581.”

11So the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881calmedמַחְשִׁ֤יםmach.ShimH2814allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559, “Be stillהַ֔סּוּHa.suH2013,for the dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117is holyקָדֹ֑שׁka.DoshH6918;do not be grievedתֵּעָצֵֽבוּ׃te.'a.Tze.vuH6087.”

12Allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971wentוַיֵּלְכ֨וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980away to eatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398,to drinkוְלִשְׁתּוֹת֙ve.lish.tOtH8354,to sendוּלְשַׁלַּ֣חu.le.sha.LachH7971portionsמָנ֔וֹתma.NotH4490and tocelebrateוְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213a greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419festivalשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they understoodהֵבִ֙ינוּ֙he.Vi.nuH995the wordsבַּדְּבָרִ֔יםba.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had been madeH3045knownH3045to them.

13Then on the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֡יha.she.NiH8145dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117the headsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of fathers’הָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1householdsof allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881were gatheredנֶאֶסְפוּ֩ne.'es.FuH622to Ezraעֶזְרָ֖א'ez.Ra'H5830the scribeH5613that they might gainH7919insightוּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖ילu.le.has.KilH7919into the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the lawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

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